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(I first saw it at a drive-in on the Berlin Turnpike outside Hartford, Connecticut, in 1978.
Oh, what a night.)
Green demonstrates respect for both its genius and its dumbness.
But Green gets the great stuff, too.
(Carpenters themes are back for the umpteenth time, spruced up by his son Cody and Daniel A.
(It did feature Michelle Williams and Joseph Gordon-Levitt!)
OfHalloween: Resurrection, in which Michael finally does Laurie in, the less said the better.
(The character is a bit of a drag but has a punch line worth waiting for.)
Unlike Loomis, he doesnt spout lines abouteeeevil.
Hes obsessed, instead, with understanding Michaels addiction to killing.
Never a good idea but no one ever learns.
I admire Greens resistance to turning the murders into spectacles.
In many cases, we like the people who are killed their deaths have a sting.
No one yells, Cool!
until close to the end, when theres a rousing head-stomping involving someone we really hate.
Ill give Green that one.
GreensHalloweendoesnt have the geographical simplicity the elegance of Carpenters.
Its a bit all over the place.
After a purposefully slow start, the movie builds and becomes relentless.
